A simple Guide About Electric Gates

Most people looking to install electric sliding gates are not aware that there are specific measurements that need to be adhered to with regard to their length. If you are planning to use a floor track the opening of the gate size should be an extra + 350 – 400mm. When you are using cantilever equipment, the opening to the gate needs to be + 30% in order to cater for the counterbalance. It is worth mentioning that it is not necessary for the overhang to be decorative; you can have a steel frame. For aesthetic purposes, it will be good to make it subtle and consider that a gate will appear attractive from the roadside where only a part of the frame is visible at both sides.

You have the option of selecting between a traditional floor track and a cantilever system based on a few factors. If the ground where the gate will be installed is level or may be viewed to make it level, it is advisable to use floor stones to avoid it from getting stuck on the track. This will not pose a challenge as there lacks a groove to fill just half of a round rod of 20mm showing that it would be practical to push away small obstacles. You can purchase cantilever though it is a bit pricy and requires maintenance that is higher. With the floor track, you can get bolt down or concrete.

Although holding wing gates up is relatively easier, it is also simple to do so with electric gates. Holding the gate up is easier for domestic gates as there lacks side forces where the gates stands straight up (with the exception of windy conditions). You may opt to have the gate sandwiched at the top between two rollers where the top is flat or utilize a C Channel system. This possess a support post located on the opening side that is on the same level with the opening edge and is normally a section that is 100mm x 100mm 4mm box or similar. A C channel is placed onto the gate and this allows the roller to run up inside the supported form within a bracket. This is placed on both sides of the box section post measuring 100mm x 10mm. The height will be dependent on the design of the gate.

As for the gate rollers, whether for garage door openers or domestic gates, you can purchase gate rollers that are bridge type and which bolt to the frame’s underside such as the countersunk type. A countersunk roller is inset into the box or wood section and leaves a gap that is approximately 30mm at the gate’s bottom making the gate’s appearance attractive. If you are making the gate, then use box section that is 80mm deep at the bottom while with an existing gate it would be advisable to attach an extra box piece at the bottom.